You can make different rockets in different colors, and also have your kids design other outer space items out of other recycled materials for even more out of this world crafting fun. Disclosure ...

Rocket template (download below ... cut out a small rectangle and roll it around your straw. Tape it together, making sure it isn't too tight around the straw. Take it off the straw and now ...

But now a teacher has gone and ruined all that by making an air-water rocket launching pad for his ... and makes the launch process routine so the kids can concentrate on the aerodynamics.